diff --git a/include/spdk/nvmf_transport.h b/include/spdk/nvmf_transport.h
index f29639ad8..6209287a3 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvmf_transport.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvmf_transport.h
@@ -334,6 +334,15 @@ struct spdk_nvmf_transport_ops {
 	int (*qpair_get_listen_trid)(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair,
 				     struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid);
 
+	/*
+	 * Abort the request which the abort request specifies.
+	 * This function can complete synchronously or asynchronously, but
+	 * is expected to call spdk_nvmf_request_complete() in the end
+	 * for both cases.
+	 */
+	void (*qpair_abort_request)(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair,
+				    struct spdk_nvmf_request *req);
+
 	/*
 	 * Get transport poll group statistics
 	 */
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
index 957c24cf5..d17b871fc 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
@@ -2103,10 +2103,7 @@ nvmf_qpair_abort_request(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair, struct spdk_nvmf_request
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* TODO: track list of outstanding requests in qpair? */
-	SPDK_DEBUGLOG(SPDK_LOG_NVMF, "cid %u not found\n", cid);
-
-	spdk_nvmf_request_complete(req);
+	nvmf_transport_qpair_abort_request(qpair, req);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/fc.c b/lib/nvmf/fc.c
index a2bf87b52..678cfc681 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/fc.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/fc.c
@@ -2116,6 +2116,13 @@ nvmf_fc_qpair_get_listen_trid(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+nvmf_fc_qpair_abort_request(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair,
+			    struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
+{
+	spdk_nvmf_request_complete(req);
+}
+
 const struct spdk_nvmf_transport_ops spdk_nvmf_transport_fc = {
 	.name = "FC",
 	.type = (enum spdk_nvme_transport_type) SPDK_NVMF_TRTYPE_FC,
@@ -2140,6 +2147,7 @@ const struct spdk_nvmf_transport_ops spdk_nvmf_transport_fc = {
 	.qpair_get_peer_trid = nvmf_fc_qpair_get_peer_trid,
 	.qpair_get_local_trid = nvmf_fc_qpair_get_local_trid,
 	.qpair_get_listen_trid = nvmf_fc_qpair_get_listen_trid,
+	.qpair_abort_request = nvmf_fc_qpair_abort_request,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
index b9b3da756..601070d08 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
@@ -4026,6 +4026,13 @@ spdk_nvmf_rdma_init_hooks(struct spdk_nvme_rdma_hooks *hooks)
 	g_nvmf_hooks = *hooks;
 }
 
+static void
+nvmf_rdma_qpair_abort_request(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair,
+			      struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
+{
+	spdk_nvmf_request_complete(req);
+}
+
 static int
 nvmf_rdma_poll_group_get_stat(struct spdk_nvmf_tgt *tgt,
 			      struct spdk_nvmf_transport_poll_group_stat **stat)
@@ -4122,6 +4129,7 @@ const struct spdk_nvmf_transport_ops spdk_nvmf_transport_rdma = {
 	.qpair_get_peer_trid = nvmf_rdma_qpair_get_peer_trid,
 	.qpair_get_local_trid = nvmf_rdma_qpair_get_local_trid,
 	.qpair_get_listen_trid = nvmf_rdma_qpair_get_listen_trid,
+	.qpair_abort_request = nvmf_rdma_qpair_abort_request,
 
 	.poll_group_get_stat = nvmf_rdma_poll_group_get_stat,
 	.poll_group_free_stat = nvmf_rdma_poll_group_free_stat,
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
index 79b7cb650..fa897da64 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
@@ -2459,6 +2459,13 @@ nvmf_tcp_qpair_get_listen_trid(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair,
 	return nvmf_tcp_qpair_get_trid(qpair, trid, 0);
 }
 
+static void
+nvmf_tcp_qpair_abort_request(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair,
+			     struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
+{
+	spdk_nvmf_request_complete(req);
+}
+
 #define SPDK_NVMF_TCP_DEFAULT_MAX_QUEUE_DEPTH 128
 #define SPDK_NVMF_TCP_DEFAULT_AQ_DEPTH 128
 #define SPDK_NVMF_TCP_DEFAULT_MAX_QPAIRS_PER_CTRLR 128
@@ -2514,6 +2521,7 @@ const struct spdk_nvmf_transport_ops spdk_nvmf_transport_tcp = {
 	.qpair_get_local_trid = nvmf_tcp_qpair_get_local_trid,
 	.qpair_get_peer_trid = nvmf_tcp_qpair_get_peer_trid,
 	.qpair_get_listen_trid = nvmf_tcp_qpair_get_listen_trid,
+	.qpair_abort_request = nvmf_tcp_qpair_abort_request,
 };
 
 SPDK_NVMF_TRANSPORT_REGISTER(tcp, &spdk_nvmf_transport_tcp);
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/transport.c b/lib/nvmf/transport.c
index 92a87717f..11bb152df 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/transport.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/transport.c
@@ -401,6 +401,13 @@ nvmf_transport_qpair_get_listen_trid(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair,
 	return qpair->transport->ops->qpair_get_listen_trid(qpair, trid);
 }
 
+void
+nvmf_transport_qpair_abort_request(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair,
+				   struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
+{
+	qpair->transport->ops->qpair_abort_request(qpair, req);
+}
+
 bool
 spdk_nvmf_transport_opts_init(const char *transport_name,
 			      struct spdk_nvmf_transport_opts *opts)
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/transport.h b/lib/nvmf/transport.h
index 5bf6847a8..38b5d8db3 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/transport.h
+++ b/lib/nvmf/transport.h
@@ -76,4 +76,7 @@ int nvmf_transport_qpair_get_local_trid(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair,
 int nvmf_transport_qpair_get_listen_trid(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair,
 		struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid);
 
+void nvmf_transport_qpair_abort_request(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair,
+					struct spdk_nvmf_request *req);
+
 #endif /* SPDK_NVMF_TRANSPORT_H */
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c/ctrlr_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c/ctrlr_ut.c
index e6ddff9bd..5e7c2cba4 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c/ctrlr_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c/ctrlr_ut.c
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ DEFINE_STUB(nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_get_dif_ctx, bool,
 	     struct spdk_dif_ctx *dif_ctx),
 	    true);
 
+DEFINE_STUB_V(nvmf_transport_qpair_abort_request,
+	      (struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair, struct spdk_nvmf_request *req));
+
 int
 spdk_nvmf_qpair_disconnect(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair, nvmf_qpair_disconnect_cb cb_fn, void *ctx)
 {
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/rdma.c/rdma_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/rdma.c/rdma_ut.c
index b08d083cf..1545be548 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/rdma.c/rdma_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/rdma.c/rdma_ut.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ DEFINE_STUB_V(_spdk_trace_record, (uint64_t tsc, uint16_t tpoint_id, uint16_t po
 DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_nvmf_ctrlr_data_init, (struct spdk_nvmf_transport_opts *opts,
 		struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr_data *cdata));
 DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_nvmf_request_exec, (struct spdk_nvmf_request *req));
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvmf_request_complete, int, (struct spdk_nvmf_request *req), 0);
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvme_transport_id_compare, int, (const struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid1,
 		const struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid2), 0);
 DEFINE_STUB_V(nvmf_ctrlr_abort_aer, (struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr));
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/tcp.c/tcp_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/tcp.c/tcp_ut.c
index 91a7e22f5..576d500bf 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/tcp.c/tcp_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/tcp.c/tcp_ut.c
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_nvmf_transport_register, (const struct spdk_nvmf_transport_op
 
 DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_nvmf_tgt_new_qpair, (struct spdk_nvmf_tgt *tgt, struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair));
 
+DEFINE_STUB_V(nvmf_transport_qpair_abort_request,
+	      (struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair, struct spdk_nvmf_request *req));
+
 struct spdk_trace_histories *g_trace_histories;
 
 struct spdk_bdev {